Lights too close ?

Bud1284

Bud1284

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Strawberryman86 said:
Week 2 day 1 strawberry cough x d
600 w hps
30ish cm away
Temp 78-79 day
67-68 night
Rh. - 50/54
Ph 6.5
General hydro nuits
Fed approx 2 hrs ago
Leaves seem a little droopy ? Not sure maybe it’s all good
3 days was last fed
New
Thanks
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HI there.

Looks quite ok but how is your waterting schedule and how are you determining when to water?

You mentioned 3 days above, that could be underwatering.

Light wise, i'd probably move that between 40-45 cm if you have a good reflector and monitor for change of behaviour.
 
Strawberryman86

Strawberryman86

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Watered by weight? 5 gallon pots where light enough to pick up one handed easy.
Perhaps it’s is underwatered..
I’ll move the light up a bit and monitor....
 
Bud1284

Bud1284

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Strawberryman86 said:
Watered by weight? 5 gallon pots where light enough to pick up one handed easy.
Perhaps it’s is underwatered..
I’ll move the light up a bit and monitor....
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Ok, if you are watering by weight then there is a good chance you are doing well water wise but still, 3 days sounds a lot to me. I am also using a 5 gallon pot for autos and currently watering every 48 hours. However, i can no more lift the pot without damaging the branches so i use a probe to determine moisture at root level - How much you water at once?

Whatever you do, do not overdo it - Nature tends to take care of itself with minimal human intervention. If leaves a little bit droopy after feed = not a problem as long as they do not stay droopy for 3 days!

Good luck and happy growing!
 
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Lethidox

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i think your lights are too close im seeing 3 leaves in particular that look like they are starting to taco. look at the photo some more you see a bunch that are kinda tacoing. the drooping is caused by either over watering or under watering. you just need to use good judgement and learn on your own. weight test helps but the finger test imo works better especially when you can't lift big ass pots or tall ass plants in a small space.
 
Renfro

Renfro

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They do look thirtsy. You are on the close end of the light distance. You will be needing to raise it soon. Keep an eye on the canopy temperature. Too hot and you have to raise the light or cool the room. Leaf surface temperature is also a good way to monitor this as it accounts for infrared.
 
Bud1284

Bud1284

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Strawberryman86 said:
I have used roughly3/4 of a gallon per 5 gallon pot. Run off seems good.
Water temps 20-22 ph seems alright as well.
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i'd say its all good - as long as you have around 20% run off.

And i also believe she is alright - We should not try to fix what is not broken.
Just watch the watering, as your lady grows so will her thirst for water and i believe watering every 3 days will cause problems down the line.
 
Strawberryman86

Strawberryman86

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Bud1284 said:
i'd say its all good - as long as you have around 20% run off.

And i also believe she is alright - We should not try to fix what is not broken.
Just watch the watering, as your lady grows so will her thirst for water and i believe watering every 3 days will cause problems down the line.
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They all have perked up back to normal , was definitely underwatered.
Moves light back another 10 cm -40cm
They look good
 
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